THE areas of Basingstoke and Deane where the most people were turned away because of new voter ID requirements were Kempshott and Buckskin, Brookvale and Kings Furlong, and Eastrop and Grove.

As previously reported, almost 200 people were turned away at the local elections in Basingstoke and Deane because they did not have photographic ID.

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The elections on May 4 were the first requiring people in England to show a form of ID to vote, such as a passport or driving licence.

The Government said this was needed to reduce the risk of voter fraud.

However, opponents of the controversial new law said it is a form of voter suppression.

In Basingstoke and Deane, a total of 192 people were turned away from polling stations across the borough because they had no photographic ID or because of invalid photographic ID.

Of these, 62 people did not return with ID to vote before the close of the poll.

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However, this number is likely to be higher because it does not include people who left before requesting a ballot paper.

Here, we look at a breakdown of the areas of the borough where people did not vote because of voter ID issues:

Basing and Upton Grey 2

Bramley 5

Brighton Hill 2

Brookvale and Kings Furlong 6

Chineham 0

Eastrop and Grove 6

Evingar 2

Hatch Warren and Beggarwood 2

Kempshott and Buckskin 6

Norden 5

Oakley and The Candovers 5

Popley 5

Sherborne St John and Rooksdown 2

South Ham 5

Tadley and Pamber 1

Tadley North, Kingsclere and Baughurst 5

Whitchurch, Overton and Laverstoke 2

Winklebury and Manydown 1

David Lawrence, the Labour parliamentary candidate for Basingstoke, described voter ID requirements as a "solution in search of a problem".

He added: "At a time when trust in our political system is at a record low, our political leaders should be doing all they can to make it easier for people to vote - not harder.

"A particular injustice is making it harder for young people to vote: while bus passes were accepted as ID for older citizens, young people's bus passes were not accepted. We must encourage young people to engage with politics, and this cynical policy will do the opposite."

The Electoral Commission is due to publish a report on voter ID this year, after gathering data from local councils.